Spellcraft

Semi-revised: Needs restructuring table

Table 1:5 - Spellcraft Checks (e)

10+slvl	Identify material made of magic - 3 rounds; max once per day max
15+slvl	Identify potion with Spellcraft or Perception
15+slvl	Identify magic item's properties with Detect Magic.
10+slvl	Identify a Symbol
13	Identify a Glyph of Warding with Read Magic, Knw. (arcana) = version, type of damage & spell stored.
15+slvl	Identify observable spell being cast
15+slvl	Identify spell aura's school with Detect Magic *
15+slvl	Identify spell in effect with Detect Magic *
16	Identify a Greater Glyph of Warding with Read Magic, Spellcraft - really? = version, type of damage & spell stored.
20+slvl	Identify observable spell in effect without Detect Magic
20+slvl	After saving throw, what spell was it
DC**	Detect spell residue, and rough power estimate
7+DC	Rough estimate of original spell's power, and time since cast. Success by more than 5 gives the details outright
20+slvl	Decipher scroll
20+DC**	Identify which spell was cast from looking at magical residue with Detect Magic
20	Draw diagram for dimension anchor
15+slvl	Prepare known spell from borrowed book
15+slvl	Learn/copy spell from spellbook/scroll. 1h, max 1 try/week
22+slvl	Copy non-class spell from spellbook/scroll. 2h/slvl, max 1 try/week
15+slvl	Familiarise with borrowed spell. 0.5h/slvl, max 1 try/day
22+slvl	Familiarise with other magic type***. 1h/slvl, max 1 try/day
15+slvl	Casting spell from Spellbook. 1min/slvl
22+slvl	Casting spell from Spellbook with other magic type***. 2min/slvl
17+slvl	Casting familiarised spell. 2min/slvl
24+slvl	Casting familiarised spell with other magic type***. 4min/slvl
22+slvl	Casting unfamiliar spell. 4min/slvl
29+slvl	Casting unfamiliar spell with other magic type***. 8min/slvl. Use 1 spell slot higher.

* Replaced by Spell Trickery roll, if applicable
** Table 1:3 Magical Residue
*** Like arcane, divine, natural, demonic, etc. Must have relevant language skills (like Druidic).

A lot of the work with magic house rules involve the skill Spellcraft. Some of the uses are from way back in 2013 and have not been revised, so beware. See the magic article for more information.

Ability Modifier

Doing things:

• The skill Spellcraft is now used with either INT, WIS or CHA instead of INT only. Use whichever is the highest.

Understanding things

• Still INT only.

Residue

Not revised

It's also possible to attempt identifying a spell being cast from its residue alone (see table).

New skill check rules

Some rolls are now easier and others are harder (see table). Primarily, the main difference is that a "natural 1" is an automatic fail and a "natural 2" counts as -10 to the roll (with some exceptions).

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